Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-23
JOHN O'MALLEY.
One OF the Oldest Men In the state Gone
90 Hest.

PERRY. June ts.-The Advertiser says:
On Thursday morning last In Beaver
township, at the home OF his daughter.
Mrs. Clarity, Mr.. John O'Malley, one of
the oldest men In Iowa, passed from life
TO death. The deceased had been com.
planning OF failing health for the past
two months. and just previous TO death
felt that the end was near, called for his
daughter, gave her a last loving kiss and
peacefully passed away. Mr.. OMalloy
lived long past tho allotted life Of man
and had witnessed many changes in two
countries during his long lifetime. His
remains were taken to Des Moines ON
Yesterday. accompanied by relatives and
friends, and deposited by the side OF his
wife. who died and was there inferred
ten years ago.
We reproduce an article published In
tho advertiser nearly one year ago, re-
ferring to the deceased and the wonder
full age he had attained:
Men rarely live to the age Of 90 years
and retain their bodily vigor and mental
faculties unimpaired In fact with all
the sanitary rules and regulations and
spread Of the knowledge Of hygiene, the
average human life remains about 33
years, and 80 or 70 years Is regarded rs
being n very old age. But when man
by some rare chance lives to be one hun
dred years old 1t Is regarded as very ex.
traordinary. But here In Beayer town
ship. John OMa.ley aged liz years, born
two years before our declaration OF In
dependence was made, actually walked
three miles with no aid but stout walk
ing stick, and felt no Incony cnicnce from
tho trip Mr.. O'Malley looks upon the
people Of 10 or 80 years as still quite
Young. He IL n vigorous old gentleman
with mental faculties still bright, his
memory so good that he frequently regales
his family with scenes and incidents OF
ninety years ago. He remembers distinct
" the Irish revolution Of 1903, when the
French landed an army on tho coast Of
Ireland, atCalala to aid the Irish In their
struggle against their English oppressors,
lie relates how the Irish welcomed the
French with tumultuous applause to their
shores and iiocked TO Join them with weap.
ons of all descriptions, even scythes and
bludgeons. and how mercilessy tho insur
reCtion was stamped out by the English,
Mr. OMalley worked ut the same forge In
Ireland 90 years, and left II very nearly
as vigorous rs when he began. MIR.
0'Malley aiiirms that had II not been for
very severe accident which hc sustain
ed when 90 years of age he would still DO
in robus, health. He left Ireland In 1864
and came TO Clinton county, this state.
and opened up farm with tho aid Of his
sons How Is that for man born two
years before the DeclarationP In 1867
he came to Beaver township, this county,
where he has since lived. Mr.. OMalley
has family OF seven children, OF whom
Mrs Clarity. OF Beaver, Is the eldest.
The remaining children are Martin. James.
Patrick, Peter. Bernard and John. Mr..
O'Mallcy has forty grandchildren and
fourteen great grandchildren. Few men
have en- joyed haler old age than this
son of green Erin, whose life spans the
entire period OF our national history and
two wears to spare.